KENYA VS SOUTH SUDAN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SOUTH SUDAN		KENYA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	45,473	1	22,571	+ 22,902
HIV/AIDS	2	36,289	2	20,885	+ 15,405
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	33,331	5	15,420	+ 17,911
Malaria	4	24,493	8	12,652	+ 11,841
Birth Trauma	5	23,890	10	9,957	+ 13,933
Low Birth Weight	6	19,896	11	9,562	+ 10,335
Road Traffic Accidents	7	18,627	6	14,883	+ 3,744
Tuberculosis	8	17,290	3	19,655	- 2,366
Stroke	9	16,238	4	15,895	+ 342
Coronary Heart Disease	10	13,433	9	11,972	+ 1,461
Congenital Anomalies	11	9,260	12	6,115	+ 3,145
Liver Disease	12	8,359	7	13,405	- 5,046
Meningitis	13	8,159	15	5,364	+ 2,796
Malnutrition	14	7,610	21	4,212	+ 3,398
Violence	15	7,262	24	2,942	+ 4,320
Maternal Conditions	16	6,973	13	5,651	+ 1,322
Diabetes Mellitus	17	6,015	14	5,651	+ 364
Other Injuries	18	5,533	19	4,336	+ 1,198
Hypertension	19	5,184	17	4,418	+ 767
Kidney Disease	20	5,000	16	4,464	+ 536
Leishmaniasis	21	4,610	59	194	+ 4,416
Tetanus	22	4,298	27	2,129	+ 2,169
Lung Disease	23	4,097	20	4,280	- 183
Pertussis	24	3,593	42	1,014	+ 2,580
Cervical Cancer	25	3,487	22	3,389	+ 98
Breast Cancer	26	3,184	25	2,658	+ 527
War	27	2,816	65	89	+ 2,727
Asthma	28	2,693	26	2,300	+ 393
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	2,490	31	1,827	+ 663
Drownings	30	2,137	39	1,200	+ 937
Oesophagus Cancer	31	1,996	18	4,373	- 2,377
Fires	32	1,988	36	1,316	+ 671
Suicide	33	1,950	23	3,214	- 1,264
Lymphomas	34	1,937	29	1,931	+ 6
Prostate Cancer	35	1,875	37	1,292	+ 583
Colon-Rectum Cancers	36	1,649	32	1,477	+ 172
Syphilis	37	1,610	52	449	+ 1,160
Liver Cancer	38	1,586	34	1,351	+ 235
Measles	39	1,532	63	103	+ 1,429
Leukemia	40	1,438	35	1,327	+ 110
Falls	41	1,235	33	1,465	- 230
Poisonings	42	1,188	38	1,269	- 81
Oral Cancer	43	1,187	30	1,842	- 655
Stomach Cancer	44	1,105	28	2,010	- 905
Inflammatory/Heart	45	993	40	1,121	- 129
Endocrine Disorders	46	878	44	831	+ 47
Ovary Cancer	47	862	45	795	+ 67
Peptic Ulcer Disease	48	853	41	1,089	- 235
Lung Cancers	49	752	47	669	+ 83
Epilepsy	50	699	43	832	- 134
Skin Cancers	51	583	48	638	- 55
Parkinson's Disease	52	572	50	470	+ 102
Rheumatic Heart Disease	53	555	53	408	+ 148
Pancreas Cancer	54	499	46	716	- 217
Skin Disease	55	447	51	455	- 8
Bladder Cancer	56	404	57	318	+ 86
Hepatitis B	57	352	49	522	- 170
Schistosomiasis	58	328	54	370	- 42
Upper Respiratory	59	321	64	95	+ 226
Uterin Cancer	60	302	56	323	- 20
Appendicitis	61	297	58	240	+ 57
Alcohol	62	245	55	355	- 110
Drug Use	63	151	62	113	+ 37
Encephalitis	64	148	60	189	- 41
Rheumatoid Arthritis	65	73	66	84	- 11
Other Neoplasms	66	63	67	60	+ 3
Diphtheria	67	54	69	13	+ 42
Ascariasis	68	52	71	9	+ 43
Hepatitis C	69	50	61	152	- 102
Otitis Media	70	27	72	7	+ 19
Trypanosomiasis	71	22	78	0	+ 22
Multiple Sclerosis	72	19	68	39	- 19
Chlamydia	73	9	70	10	- 1
Dengue	74	1	73	0	+ 1
Hookworm Disease	75	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	75	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	77	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	80	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	82	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	81	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	83	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	84	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to KENYA

South Sudan

Kenya

THE INTELLECTUAL EXERCISE

The point of this intellectual exercise is to measure what would happen if two countries shared the same leading causes of death. To make these comparisons possible we equalized the population and used total deaths for each country's top 10 causes to simulate an "Exchange." Use the chart on the left to sort by the country name and use the summary plus and minus column to measure the differences in total deaths.

Life Expectancy statistics are calculated the same way everywhere in the world, but what we die from can be very different depending upon where we live. Despite these differences, with rare exception, the top 10 causes of death for any given country will represent between 70-80% of their total deaths. This is an intellectual exercise only, not a comparison of which country is healthier or to challenge existing life expectancy rankings. If you prefer to see total deaths for over 80 causes and choose your own countries to compare go here: https://www.globallifeexpectancy.com/world-rankings-total-deaths

ABOUT OUR DATA

All meaningful comparisons between countries should be made using the same data source and year. The most reliable source for International comparisons is the World Health Organization because it is standardized for cross cultural comparisons. It is also reviewed annually, which often makes it more current than individual country data that can take years to compile. The WHO data includes individual country "projections," that are calculated based upon an annual consultation with each country before it is published. There are differences however, such as WHO data separates different forms of heart disease and cancer and combines Alzheimer's with Dementia. In this top 10 comparison WHO data for both countries was used.